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| Hamas says two killed in Israeli drone strike on Gaza City; no comment from IDF |
| 2026-01-26 |
| [IsraelTimes] Hamas’s civil defense agency tells Arabic media that two people were killed and several wounded in an Israeli drone strike on Gaza City’s eastern Tuffah neighborhood. According to Palestinian media, the strike hit the Hamas-controlled side of the Gaza ceasefire line in Tuffah this morning. The IDF does not immediately comment on the reports. It has said such strikes are in response to ceasefire violations. Palestinian media reports that the wounded and the body of one of the people killed were taken to Gaza City’s al-Ahli Baptists’ Hospital. Footage published by Palestinian outlets shows mourners surrounding the body of the person killed, who is identified as Mahmoud Qassem. His age is not specified, but he is described as a young man. Who won't be getting older The body of the second person killed was reportedly retrieved a short while later and sent to Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital. The person is not immediately identified in Palestinian media. The Hamas civil defense agency accuses Israeli artillery and snipers of having prevented first responders from immediately tending to the bodies and wounded in Tuffah. Meanwhile, the Hamas-run health ministry says Gaza hospitals received eight people wounded and the bodies of three people killed by the IDF over the past 24 hours. The statement does not identify the people, say where they were killed or wounded, or specify the severity of the wounds. Palestinian media reported last night that 26-year-old Nur Farid Abu Sitta was shot dead on the Israeli-controlled side of the Gaza ceasefire line south of Khan Younis, in the Strip’s south. The military has not commented on the reports. Abu Sitta’s body was reportedly brought to Khan Younis’s Nasser Hospital, where a funeral service was held for him today, according to footage published by Palestinian media. |
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